Human sperm accumulation near surfaces: a simulation study

DOI10.1017/S0022112008004953MaRDI QIDQ3184031zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors John R. Blake, David J. Smith, Eamonn A. Gaffney, Jackson Kirkman-Brown

Publication date 13 October 2009

Published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112008004953

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Boundary element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M15) Physiological flows (76Z05) Physiological flow (92C35)

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